Telegram-herald., 1887-08-29
LET THE MAYOR READ
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consideration
The action 81 ths Mayor IN lA's matter Is
. great a.saFpolnlaelt ~ BIS friends sno
have eoastlesei nlni a orosd luIn4ed pro-
zfsss.Fe mau. ready Co approve aai sIiptsft
suy sIter PRISE tnaL promises ~ oebent ire
gIfe a. whole. ari not 1isrosei To eoa
s4tier .he e.oskisgs ei the k.skeFs wno are
sieaFs bound arsaved afainsi any sAd al
l4b'lc Improvement. tnaf tne cherry
street isn. wii be great bensat 10 sha
whole clty ~ helping O. 5olla ap rap.diy
Esuaing poft.on of The Ihlfd vaf3 ana
~ sub0ros, - Conceied by all evan
taose Who oppose il admitting that
is would result .u boom for al adjacent
property rasf oi 4lon.si. But they OBJ
iect on The grounds that % would damage
property on c-s.s aut therrF-sfs. Ia tlis
taey deceive themselves. fheir alarm ls
purely imaginary Acst ol the kckers
are old RESIDENT. ~ the city ana ought Ca
knoN better They should consider the
history "a south D.vlsl0u-sL When &c vas
PROPOSED 20 1ulit line q the Fair
Grounds there Vas great kick. IL wa
ufged hat Is would damage tie property.
uuut g FOR fsIidsnsss and DESTROY one OF
thr main entrances 10 ths city. iu short
the very same objections that are rrEed
against the Cherry 81. line were presented
then fully as iofcioly a. la the present
controversy. and yet m less than
- months after the line was COM
plsted ihs strongest xickers were ashamed
10 admit that they had opposed tie inn
proysment.
A Inc would have been constructed out
Gr4ndy llls-ave Al The time the Division
street line was onilt bad the projectors re-
! ceived any encouragement. but the kickers
| on Waterloo and Summit-sts. got IN their
| work and the matter Was dropped. Com
pare tie Two streets today. lie; these
| Cherry street kieAefs drive ont Granville
ave ana return on Divlsion-st. And shame
| themselves. Grandville-ave.. IN the way OF
| growth and improvement. has stood still.
| II has considerable more traffic from the
| country than South Division st. but
IN progress the latter is ten years
ahead simply because il has had
street car service Tor the past ten years.
! Had a line been built in Grandville- ave.
| ten year, ago, the extensive heights beyond
| the railroad crossing would now be covered
| with beautiful homes clear out To the toll
| gate. and would form one OF The most
nealthiul. convenient and yalusble resi-
| dence portions OF the city.
1 - L ..f<r
also observe the fsllacy OF theirspiea that
the cars spoil street for driving purposes.
| When the present improvements on Diyis-
ion-st. are completed II will furnish the
finest drive in the city. without any excep-
ton and nine out Of ten of these kickers
ia driving from the business part of the city
10 the southern suburbs will prefer
Division st. 10 Jeiierson-ave. In connection
with this il may be well 10 reflect upon the
condition of State and Cherry -sts., and the
penurions policy OF the residents IN keeping
them In repair In the first place IL is due
10 tho narrow mindedness OF kickers thai
| Cherrv-st. IL narrow. Could 10 De widened
IL would greatly enhance the value OF ada
cent property. Then Il has never been KEEP
in proper condition. Both State and Cherry
have been but little better than country
roads for years although nearly all Of th'
Third ward highway funds have been ex
pended on these two STREETS, while resident.
In other portions Of the ward have cheer
fully paid assessments 10 keep their streets
IN repair. IL is well TO remember also the
| state and Cberry-sts. do not form the only
| convenient drive % the city limits. Th,
distance from down town II no more on
! Fulton s. and Lake-ave., and this route il
now in better condition than Cherry-st ha
been Tor the past fifteen years.
/ This is not written In the interests Of the
Street Railway Company. Love for. o
prejudice sgainst. the company shoul,
have nothing TO 10 with the case. Ihl
company can be controlled by the COuuci
and the ordinance should be strong enough
TO force the company 10 respect The interest
OF property owners the city and the pub
lic generally They should BE- required {,
take care Of the snow. not only in Cherry
IT,. but Ia all Others but there ~ no sens
IN tbs idea thai they should be required q
? rexrade the streets and care for the "Iitti
: lawns and gardens Owners of propert'
on Chcrry-st. are entitled 70 no more con
sideraton than those on Stockiug-si. an
! | n the latter street 'he tracks were laid al,
the property owners we're required TO grad
the street mp 20 them.
The vetoed measure will probably b
+ | passed over the Mayors objections toniEh
By AT Increased ma ority. and this is whs
| troubles the Mayors friends. Ordinarily
Mayor q supposed 20 influence ths action q
some Of the Aldermen. bat It is feared tbs
the vote tonight will show that Mayo
I | pksman is unable 10 influence the vote Z
1 | a single member Of the Council. Will
| this viil disappoint the Mayor and hi
| trends it all please the constituents OF Tia
I ! Aldermen, The great majority q whoi
! are unable te see wbY TIE whlns Of tb
! Msror and the unsupported objections Of
fsT kIcksTs should % allowed 20 stand s
tbs wsv ~ ~ important public improvl
ment The Mayor has a string - the yet
aaa his trends would Be pleased 10 see nin
wltndFav 3.
! Ira peopls look upou these kickers jas
, "a they DO u0on 4 Plsinheid- ave. shps
maker who ooiscis 90 a line ont 80
. / fborouuhiarp 0u the grounds hat u woul
enable people 10 easily rssch he dow
town streets snd tins iBjurs his coo1hn
( business. The poor fellows mind = N
Z broad enough % comprehend the f.,
, | that he street esrs would not only euhauc
/ the vaire % his ltiis property hut woui
huiid no hts nei9nborhood. increase n
/ number ~ customers and a short sim
: he would ind hlnsseif she proprietor r
sho- store instead ~ sco0aier - with "a
resiisufs ~ State sud Casfrv -sts ~ th
reai = hnilt it vii greatly enhance th
( / vsius ~ sheiT rroreff7. II vii nuitd :
1. the suburbs aai they wiH soon 6ai ther
/ selves iu she heart ~ the eit7. II lh.s .de
2 alarm then they RAG sn8 comfort ia I'll
= reflection that Msi5r Wsts0aH teaut a
/ / rssi3enca is npna fhe lesa nussnfse
. / snd ~aiaabla hscsuse fhsra are street -
+ frsrks % front of e. II tbeF cannot see
. 7 In This .izhf the7 shcai8 sell cut - MOI
{ I progress - people snd 81 Thers fhev CT
p { lne4nra.iEe me streets Without infufr
+ TIE ateresfs ~ he puhiic They saoe.
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